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Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:12:27 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1heart eyes – miley EPhttp://theup-turn.com/2015/03/02/heart-eyes-miley-ep/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/03/02/heart-eyes-miley-ep/#commentsMon, 02 Mar 2015 05:12:27 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10740Read More]]>I hate the assumption that low points in life always lead to great art from artists because neither life or art ever work that simply, but sometimes sad moments can produce beautiful music. Chef of Ghost Row‘s most recent project, heart eyes, comes with a short tagline indicating that the songs on this EP were recorded on a cell phone “by a lonely man at very low points who could only cope by telling the world.” Although the songs on miley EP are vignettes of sad moments, they never cross the line into being overly self-indulgent. The instrumentals on the EP perfectly match the mood, sounding like boombap filtered through the swill at the bottom of a 40, yet willing to make use of a DJ Mustard-style chant to keep the rhythm when needed. Stream “Don’t Play w. me” below and the whole EP after the jump.

-TC

]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/03/02/heart-eyes-miley-ep/feed/0Misogi – Uglyhttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/24/misogi-ugly/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/24/misogi-ugly/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 22:47:57 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10736The internet is a strange, cold, dark, ugly, and beautiful place. This song could never have been made without it.

-PK

]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/24/misogi-ugly/feed/0Petite League – Leaf Surferhttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/24/petite-league-leaf-surfer/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/24/petite-league-leaf-surfer/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 22:25:31 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10733On the east coast, waves are much more of a fantasy than a reality. Petite League, hailing from Syracuse, knows he’ll never learn how to ride the gnar so instead he’s going to learn how to become a leaf surfer. Baby.

-PK

]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/24/petite-league-leaf-surfer/feed/0Video: DooF x myekey – VagrantManMumbleshttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/video-doof-x-myekey-vagrantmanmumbles/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/video-doof-x-myekey-vagrantmanmumbles/#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 23:02:55 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10730All you need to do is mumble to make gold when you have one of the most unique voices in hip-hop.
]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/video-doof-x-myekey-vagrantmanmumbles/feed/0Koncept Jack$on – Operation: LIV LAVhttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/koncept-jackon-operation-liv-lav/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/koncept-jackon-operation-liv-lav/#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 22:51:56 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10727Read More]]>I’m inclined to trust anyone that fucks with Tuamie (and more importantly) that Tuamie fucks with. The overlord of beaties doesn’t give out his loops to just anyone and Koncept proves himself on his new tape Operation: LIV LAV. Featuring beats from fellow beaties gurus KVZE, Knx, Poptart Pete and Ohbliv, Operation: LIV LAV is probably the finest product to come out of the burgeoning Richmond hip-hop scene. Download the tape here.

One time for the muthafuckin primetime spittah, that fine wine hittah…

-PK

]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/koncept-jackon-operation-liv-lav/feed/0Luui – Midnight Kisseshttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/luui-midnight-kisses/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/luui-midnight-kisses/#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 22:31:06 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10724It’s hard to say that Luui is rapping over a beat on “Midnight Kisses”, the first single to drop from his upcoming Hollis EP. It’s more of a feel. A darkness afraid of fully entering the light.

]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/luui-midnight-kisses/feed/0Beaties: SEENMR x KID VISION SPLIT TAPEhttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/beaties-seenmr-x-kid-vision-split-tape/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/beaties-seenmr-x-kid-vision-split-tape/#commentsMon, 23 Feb 2015 05:14:35 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10721Moves like a jazz record.
]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/23/beaties-seenmr-x-kid-vision-split-tape/feed/0Beaties: Nvthlss – C’est pour mes commensaux du Lockwood et du Crèmehttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/beaties-nvthlss-cest-pour-mes-commensaux-du-lockwood-et-du-creme/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/beaties-nvthlss-cest-pour-mes-commensaux-du-lockwood-et-du-creme/#commentsSun, 22 Feb 2015 21:17:07 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10719Damn.
]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/beaties-nvthlss-cest-pour-mes-commensaux-du-lockwood-et-du-creme/feed/0The $hoots – How Are Youhttp://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/the-hoots-how-are-you/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/the-hoots-how-are-you/#commentsSun, 22 Feb 2015 21:11:06 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10717Read More]]>A few months back I got excited about The $hoots, a Chicago-based hip-hop collective that made effortless rapping sound authentic. On “How Are You”, the crew continues to impress with their reintroduction of the kind of “cool” that deserves quotes. It takes over a minute before the first voice graces the jazzy instrumental, and even then, it’s just the group hardly breathing an infectious hook. “Feeling good, feeling great, feeling great, feeling good, how are you?” The first proper verse arrives at 1:30 and by then the feels have already taken over.

-PK

]]>http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/the-hoots-how-are-you/feed/0SEENMR – A DANCE TAPE…http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/seenmr-a-dance-tape/
http://theup-turn.com/2015/02/22/seenmr-a-dance-tape/#commentsSun, 22 Feb 2015 20:07:01 +0000http://theup-turn.com/?p=10714Read More]]>When he’s not traveling that globe with the rising Snack Skateboards crew, Sean Cullen likes fucking up the music game as the ever evolving SEENMR. On his newest release, A DANCE TAPE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PLANET EARTH, SEENMR steps away from the highly textured beats that defined his earlier work into more structured, progressive dance songs. He’s been flirting with club for a while now, and “After Dark” (which opens this EP) is still just as stunningly singular today as it was the first time I listened to it. Although these songs are all beat driven, A DANCE TAPE… isn’t quite a wholehearted dive away from the atmospherics and unconventional tones of his earlier work. The heart of this EP, “Its You” and “Feel that Feeling” recall the space-visioned nightlife of Ricky Eat Acid. A DANCE TAPE… concludes with the 7 minute “Shine”, which sounds like it may be a tribute to the eternal afternoon of Buenos Aires where Cullen currently resides. It’s all easy breathing and sighs.